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1. 03:14 AM - Poly-fiber covering (Mark and Diane Bancroft)
2. 04:18 AM - Re: Poly-fiber covering (George Helton)
3. 08:29 AM - Re: Poly-fiber covering (Rick Neilsen)
4. 10:18 AM - Re: Poly-fiber covering (John Hauck)
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| Subject: | Poly-fiber covering |
I am wondering how long the covering lasts on the plane if you leave it
tied down outside at the airport in the Florida sun. How many years
before it needs recovering?
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| Subject: | Re: Poly-fiber covering |
If the aircraft was covered properly it will last literally for decades. The real
key is the proper application of the silver(aluminum) undercoating. It works
like a sheet of aluminum to blockout the suns UV rays, which other then carelessness
is polyester fabrics only real enemy. The only other real variable is
which Stitts paint was used. Aerothane is the best for high gloss finish and
seemed to stay nice for the longest period of time. It is also very poisonous
during the application process.
My 1986 Firestar was done in this manner and is still original and beautiful. But,
it has always been stored indoors either in its trailer or hangered. I hope
this helped. This was airplane was built an flown in Southern California up
until a year ago. So it knows UV exposure. Ive covered two different Kolbs with
Stitts products with great results. There are a lot more choices now. But, I
am partial to Stitts. You can have the fabric tested. The only real test is
to have it stretch tested , but there are punch testers out there. Thats my two
cents.
George H.
Firestar FS100
14GDH
Mesick, Michigan
gdhelton@gmail.com
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> On Jan 19, 2018, at 6:14 AM, Mark and Diane Bancroft <markanddiane72@gmail.com>
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> I am wondering how long the covering lasts on the plane if you leave it tied
down outside at the airport in the Florida sun. How many years before it needs
recovering?
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| Subject: | Re: Poly-fiber covering |
It isn't just the fabric. Is everything primed? I don't know how much
better a plane is protected from the salt air in a hanger but it seems like
it would help. I took my Kolb mkIIIC to Florida one winter, my plane was 15
years old at that point was showing no rust. After 6 months in a hanger and
yes low level beach flying I had rust starting seemed like everywhere on
the epoxy prime steel parts and a significant additional oxidation of the
aluminum parts. I assume it would be worse outside of a hanger. I spent a
lot of time on rust mitagation when I got home and the plane will not
returned to Florida.
There is a saying you can take a plane out of Florida but you can't take
the Florida out of the plane.
Rick Neilsen
Redrive VW Powered MKIIIC
On Fri, Jan 19, 2018 at 6:14 AM, Mark and Diane Bancroft <
markanddiane72@gmail.com> wrote:
> markanddiane72@gmail.com>
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> I am wondering how long the covering lasts on the plane if you leave it
> tied down outside at the airport in the Florida sun. How many years before
> it needs recovering?
>
>
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| Subject: | Poly-fiber covering |
December 2005, four of us did a last flight of the year cross country.
We low leveled the entire length of the Gulf Coast from Port Arthur to
Brownsville, then up the Rio Grande. Remember hosing down the airplanes
at Mustang Beach, about midway down the coast. By the time I got back
to Alabama most of the exposed aluminum, especially the engine, was
suffering from salt corrosion. If salt is left on the aircraft
overnight, it will start corroding exposed metal.
Another flight John Williamson and I landed on Bonneville Salt Flat,
Utah. John wanted to do a wide open, top speed flight down the black
line in the salt. BTW: John's Kolbra hit 112 mph IIRC. We both got
out and walked around. Before I got back in the airplane I tried to
knock the salt off my shoes. No way could I get it all off. Before I
got to the Rock House, a couple days later, the deck in my MKIII was
showing signs of serious corrosion.
I'm sure the salt environment did no harm to the fabric, but it sure
likes metal.
john h
mkIII
Titus, Alabama
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[mailto:owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Rick Neilsen
Sent: Friday, January 19, 2018 10:29 AM
Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Poly-fiber covering
It isn't just the fabric. Is everything primed? I don't know how much
better a plane is protected from the salt air in a hanger but it seems
like it would help. I took my Kolb mkIIIC to Florida one winter, my
plane was 15 years old at that point was showing no rust. After 6 months
in a hanger and yes low level beach flying I had rust starting seemed
like everywhere on the epoxy prime steel parts and a significant
additional oxidation of the aluminum parts. I assume it would be worse
outside of a hanger. I spent a lot of time on rust mitagation when I got
home and the plane will not returned to Florida.
There is a saying you can take a plane out of Florida but you can't take
the Florida out of the plane.
Rick Neilsen
Redrive VW Powered MKIIIC
On Fri, Jan 19, 2018 at 6:14 AM, Mark and Diane Bancroft
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I am wondering how long the covering lasts on the plane if you leave it
tied down outside at the airport in the Florida sun. How many years
before it needs recovering?
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